The message reads, in part:
“An outstanding scientist and public figure, the Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise and a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Helene Carrere d'Encausse was a great friend of our country. She was proud of her Russian roots and cherished sincere love of and respect for her historical homeland.
Her numerous academic papers devoted to Russia enjoyed well-deserved recognition both in academia and among a wide readership.
I fondly remember our conversations with this great Frenchwoman. I am sure that her intellectual and spiritual legacy will serve to strengthen mutual understanding between our peoples.”